Just for the time being, so that we can negotiate on that issue without holding the rest of the department hostage. I have been listening to the debates over this impasse. I believe some of my Republican colleagues are under the impression that my proposal is designed to permanently shutter ICE and CBP. That is not true. That is not the case. We will have to pass a bill to fund those agencies, and we will do so when we have come together on an agreement that establishes reasonable protections against abuse. (04:50–05:03)
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Asserts that her proposal is not intended to permanently close ICE and CBP.
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